An offseason of change in Virginia Tech's men's basketball program continued Wednesday with the formal announcement from the athletic department regarding coach Buzz Williams' hiring of his assistant coach and support staff.

Williams didn't go far to find much of his staff, considering six of the eight assistants and team administrators worked with Williams at Marquette.

Isaac Chew, Steve Roccaforte and Jamie McNeilly will serve as assistant coaches. Jeff Reynolds will be the director of basketball operations, Devin Johnson will be the director of player personnel, Steve Thomas will be the director of student-athlete development, Lyle Wolf will be the assistant to the head coach and Ernest Eugene is the assistant athletic director for sports medicine and the team's trainer.

The hiring of the staff comes on the heels of yet another departure by a player last week. A source within the athletic department confirmed guard Ben Emelogu has decided to transfer.

Last season, Emelogu played in 22 games as a freshman co-captain, starting 12 games. He was the third-leading scorer on the team, averaging 10.5 points per game while shooting 39.6 percent from the floor, including 37 percent from 3-point range.

He's the fourth player to leave the program with eligibility remaining since the hiring of Williams in late March. Forward Trevor Thompson transferred to Ohio State, forward Maurice Kirby transferred to Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kan. and forward Marshall Wood transferred to Richmond.

Tech's new coaching staff will bring 38 combined years of Division I coaching experience to the table in its effort to rebuild the Hokies' roster.

Chew, who was an assistant coach at Marquette for two seasons after serving as an assistant at Missouri and Murray State, and Roccaforte, who arrives at Tech after spending three seasons as an assistant at South Florida and prior to that five seasons as Lamar's head coach, have already shown some chops as recruiters.

McNeilly was also on staff at Marquette for all six of Williams' seasons as head coach. Reynolds moves from the director of basketball operations position he held at Marquette for two seasons to the same role at Tech, but he was also the head coach at Air Force for five seasons before heading to Marquette.